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If you don't want to deal with the complexity, run IdP in stateless mode. See wiki at https://wiki.shibboleth.net/confluence/display/SHIB2/IdPStatelessClustering^{Image Removed}

Testing

If you are using Terracotta, set up test environment that mimics production, with ACTIVE ad STANDBY Terracotta instances. Test Terracotta fail over scenarios.

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I chose to build shibboleth-common, shibboleth-idp, OpenSAML, Xmltooling etc. per instructions at https://wiki.shibboleth.net/confluence/display/SHIB2/SourceAccess^{Image Removed}. I created a maven web project and included all dependencies (including shibboleth-common, opensaml..) and added customizations in this project. Customization includes custom authn filter, velocity templates, overriding common library classes.

For upgrade strategy see notes at https://wiki.shibboleth.net/confluence/display/SHIB2/IdPUpgrades^{Image Removed}. Choose th eone that best works for you.